Space Launch Delta 45 personnel ensured safe launch conditions and emergency protocols ahead of the Wednesday Artemis II launch to the moon.
One drone failed repeatedly to find its target when jammed and ultimately crashed into a hill. Another flew past its target and went up in flames.
NASA announced a naval aviator will lead an upcoming mission around the moon.
This morning NASA launched its Artemis 1 moon rocket, blasting the U.S. off on a path to reach the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years.
